Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, July 23, 1913, Page 1

LAKELAND E PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE NING TELE CCST OF LIVING CLIMBS Washington, July 23—It is only a few days since it was announced that a corporation had begun busi- ness in this city to reduce the high | cost of living, the fact remains that | living expenses are still climbing. This is shown by a report made to | Sherman Allen, assistant secretary of the treasury, by the government’s | general supply committee. This ba- rometer of the trend of prices shows that the cost of groceries and of | household supplies has increased 17 | per cent, as compared with last year; lumber, 10 per cent; fuel and ice, T per cent, and dry goods, 5 per cent. While these essentials are soar- ing, the report showed decreases in { the prices of the following: Forage, ' flour and feed, 20 per cent; paints 23.—The ne. | assault upon mes City, July Jail at Bar-| | y Chorles Par- | Davenport. | capture lust“ e | negro went | £ Wouse: belong- ‘ d asked for s zave | P ha to be! 1 and tol< him to cook it and! . while he was doiro this, e h'8 Kegroes went about the Mr, Parrish at once pule And placed this f ‘he at once ) {8 John Bell. it8 old ond is said lepraved eriminal. About .or mnine months ago he was 1 “‘“ penitentiory from o mifif @ term of cleven ; eonviction for murder, been another ne- | first of the month ! Ward’s convict Kissimmee river, and has spent most of Halnes City and He has hardly been out his erime since it snd says that the 88 passed near his ! He says 8 ‘stayed in the swamps three nd nights without a bite to tell talks freely about his past and then told a man in the sghoot him. He ble crime. @8 a surprise to Ever since ties have been r part of Polk trail of a negro iption of the } d yesterday it had him sur. 89 near Chicora. | another negro crime. Wn whether or kept here for . L and oils, 12 per cent; hardware, 7 per cent, and furniture, stationery and electrical and engineering sup- plies 5 per cent each. These last named articles were stationery, drugs and chemicals, laboratory apparatus, photographic supplies, engraving and printing supplies and incandes- cent gas lamp supplies. OEAD I FRE AT BIGHANPTON 125 WOMEN AND GIRLS ARE EN- TRAPPED IN BLAZING BUILD- ! ING; 40 ESCAPED | | Fire and Water Damage to Buildings Will Amount to Over { $200,000 (By Associated Press.) Binghampton, N. Y., July 23.-. Not until the tangled mass of steel, brick and ashes is removed will the searchers know the extent of yes. terday's tragedy, when 125 em- ployes chiefly women and girls, were entrapped in a blazing build- ing of the Binghampton Co. It is conscrvatively estimated forty are now known to have es- KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS INSTALL OFFIGERS Large Gathering Witnessed the Ex- ercises at K of P Hall Last Night Last night a large crowd assem- | bled at the K. of P, Lodge room to witness the public installation 'of the new officers of the lodge, the audience being composed of the members and their families. Hon. W. J. Sears, grand chan- cellor commander of the State, con- dueted' the installatton services, the following being duly installed: I.. W. Yarncll, chancellor com- wnder. J. R. Boulware, vice chancellor. Robert Thompson, prelate. il. G. Snook, master at arms. G. B. Murrell, master of work. F. D. Bryan, inner guard. P. B. Haynes, outer guard. A splendid address was delivered by Grand Chancellor Commander Secars, orator of the occasion. This was a real treat as Mr. Sears Is a speaker of marked ability and he brought a message to the Pythians which was heard with interest and profit by all. He interspersed his address with humor and wittl- cisms, which made it thoroughly enjoyed by young and old.. Bric? talks were made by each of the newly installed officers, which pertained to matters which will re- dound to the good of the ovder. During the evening orchestral music was furnished byMiss Shirley Eaton at the piano and Mr. Gill, flute, which was much enjoyed by all. Delicious refreshments of ice cream and cake were followed by cigars for the gentlemen. Thus closed a most pleasant and Aelight. ful occasion. assault with back to the the law he | ally . nching Jphone message ! this after. | 3 of a lynch-| aution is be- a movement | [EN BLUSH uly 23.—The ble men who W the trans- women,” ac- n of the Ro- 11 very likely es, for the meet within a ordinance pro- of slashed hose, short g dresses. It previous at- to pass such § a deadlock in has been bold ver, who voted Press.) 23.—Acting vy Roosevelt lors commend- itry and brav- whose ilves leapingz over- 1OTH GETS T TERS N PRSI Stole $22,000 From Wells-Fargo Co . Some of Which Was Returned (By Assoclaied Press.) New Orleans, July 23.—Herschel Pierce, the youth who confessed to the robbery of $22,000 from the Wells-Fargo Co. was today sen- tenced to ten years in prison. SENATORS NOT READY TO TALK ON TARIFF BILL Washington, Jul 23.—No senator was ready to speak on the general scope of the Underwood.Simmons | tariff bill. The Senate today con- sidered the bill sectionally for the | purpose of considering amendments. Republicans offered no opposition. CONGRATULATE CARDI- i NAL GIBBONS ’ Baltimore, Ma., Jul 23.—Cardi- | na] Gibbons is receiving conzratula. tions on his 79th birthday today. He | always spends the day quietly at the home of a friend in Carroll coun- ty, unless in Europe or on other trips. The cardinal is reported to be in excellent health. caped. Sixteen charred bodies were [ identificd last night. The flames spread with terrible rapidity, and | women and girls, too weak to go Ilm'lhvl'. dropped exhausted on the single escape at the rcar of the { building, whence portions of literal- roasted bodics dropped to the Others jumped and were Iy { strect. killed. | Tae fire L coneorns is estir two hundred thou | B S | SERVIA AND GREESE AGREE | T0 PEACE NEGOTIATIONS ater loss of the five ot mere than nd dollars., and w | — i (By Associateq Press.) Sofla, Bulg 1, Jaly 23.—CGreece ‘:I!l\! Servia reed today that peace negotiations with Bulgaria should ake place in Bucharest. Apn armis- concluded in two armistice will probably be daye Grecee the and agreement as to peace negotia- insists | ‘ Jee ig being arranged at Nish, and | simultaneously . Turkey's request ‘yiions be signed Rumania refused to participate in the peace confer- enc. The powers have consented to these arrangements. Lieutenant General Miles, of the United States army, retired, has ap- pealed to the American Red Cross for funds for the Macedonian refu- gees. U S MARSHALS FOR GECORGIA SZLECTED (By Associated Press,) Washington, July 23.—The Scn- ate has confirmed the nominations of Joseph S. Davis, Howard Thomp- son, U. S. marshal for the South- ern and Northern districts of Geor. gla, respectively. SOUTH CAROLINA TO BE___ " " ONE COLLECTION DISTRICT (By Asgociated Press.) Washington. July 23.--President Wilson has ordered that the Siate of South Carolina, now a part of the Fourth Internal Reven ue dis. trict of North Carolina shall here- after constitute one collection dis. trict. The appointment of a col- lector has not yet been made. S. C .FARMERS MEET (By Assoclated Press.) Charleston, 8. C., July 23.— The seventh annual convention of the South Carolina Farmers’ Union opened today at Isle of Palms. President E. W. Dabbs, of Mays. ville, {8 presiding. They will dis- cuss catton marketing and fertil- ezers, today and tomorrow. SOUTHERN SENATOR3 TO HOLD CONFERENCE RELATIVE . TO FIGHTING WEEVIL Washington, July 23.—It was announced today that a conference of Southern senators will be held at the Aepartment of agriculture soon. to discuss with experts the feasable- ness of a method for combating the boll weevil which has ravaged new cotton for this season, Senator Ranzdall, of Louisiana, leading the conference. Senator Smith, of South Carolina. will urge the conference to | approve his plan of preventing the spread of the weevil in the South Atlantic States by the prohibiting of | cotton growing in the a belt across | Alabama. Senator Johnson, of Ala- bama, declares the plan impracti- cable. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WED OVER FIFTY ARE POSTHASTERS NOMINATED BY NESDAY, JULY 23, 1913. N PREGIDENT T0JA SEVERAL FLORIDIANS COME IN FOR SHARE OF THE PIE Postmasters at Wauchula, Zepher- hills, and Blountstown Are Nominated (By Associated Press.) Washington, July 23.—Presi- dent Wilson today nominated. the following postmasters: W. A. Hill, Newberry, S. C.; Jefferson K. Quillan. Clayton, Ala. Postmasters nominated in Florida are: William Clothing that more than fifty are dead. Only | 'E. McEwen, Wauchula; G. M. ‘Shopord. Blountstown; J. L. Gei- | eer, Zephyr Hills. In Georgia: Jcs. | P. McAfee, Canton; Annie K, Bunn, ! Cedartown, and George Dansby. Rockmart WILEON CONTIRMED AS BARTOW'S POSTMASTER (By Winflelq Jones.)) Washineton, July 23.—Indemnity for the Italian government to the ex« tent of $6,000 will be asked of Con- sress next weck by Secretary Bryan, following conferences this week be- tween the secretary and the Italian ambassador . The compensation, which has already been agreed upon by the twu governments, grows out of the killing of Italian subjects at | Tampa, Fla., several years ago. Up to this time Congress has®failed to make the necessary appropriation. Samuel M. Wilson has been con- firmed by the Senate as postmaster at Dartow. Edward F. Stolberg has been appointed rural mail carrier at Tampa. A boy was born last week to Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Cathcart, and Mr. Catheart, who is private secretary to Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, has been busy all week receiving con- gratulations of his many friends in Congressional circles at the capitol. Cathcart, whose home is in Tampa, is one of the most efficient and best liked of any of the private secre- taries to senators and representa- " tives. Henry Bethel, of Tallahussee. a candidate for U. S. marshal for the Northern Florida district, is here looking after his political fences. — The American commission on Agricultural co-operation, of which Senator Duncan U. Fletcher is the chairman. will land this week in New York from. a three months’ tour of fourteen KEuropean coun- tries, whero the commission studied agricultural co-operation and co operative banking. The commis- sion will come to Wadshington, and under the direction of Senator Fletcher begin preparation of a re- port of its investigations, which later will be made to Congress. This report will be the basis for national legislation looking toward establishment of some system of agricultural co-operation and co- operative agricultural banking in the United States. The movement is the most important public under- taking in the last decade. The commission also will report to the fifth annual convention of the Southern Commercial Congress, of which Sepator Fletcher is president, to be held at Mobile, Ala., {n Oec- tober, coincident with the opening of the Panama canal. WAR TROUBLE MARS TURKISH CELEBRATION Conetantinople, July 23.-The Turks today celebrated the 5th anni- versary of the establishment of the constitutional regime. War troubles cast a gloom over the celebration and there was plainly a note of anx- iety apparent despite the gaiety of the crowds that thronzed the streets. SULLIVAN TO BE MINISTER TO DOMINICAN RIPUBLIC (By Associated Press.) Washington, July 23.—President Wilzon today nominated Joseph M. Sullivan. New York, minister to the | Dominican republie. NAVA!. STORES OPERATORS FINALLY DECIDE COURSE . Jacksonville, Fla., July 22.—A plan of retrenchment in the pro- duction of naval stores products which may mean the closing for thirty days or more of the larger portion of the plants over the pro ducing belt on Aug. 15, owing to poor market conditions,” was talked over through a mass meeting which lasted all of yesterday at the rooms of the Board of Trade, when be- tween two and three hundred opera- tors met here. As a final solution to the problem | it was decided to draft a circular let- | ter to more than 1,200 operators ask- ing them to meet in avannah, Ga.; Pensacola, Fla., or New Orleans, La., Aug. 5 and render their decision in the matter of retrenchment, or clos- ing down their plants Aug. 15, in- ] definitely, pending market changes- Meetings in these three cities will be asked to go on record as favoring a closing down of all plants and send committees back to Jacksonville for another meeting Aug. 8. PROMINENT TANPAN I AL FOR ARSON C J - Hutchingson, Leading Drug- gist, Is Charged With Firing i Building Tampa, July 23.—This city is in a state of excitement gver the ar- rest yesterday afternoon of Curry J. Hutchingson, a leading druggist and business man of the city, who was placed in jail, charged with set. ting fire to the building of the | Hillsborough -Dry Goods Co. early yesterday morning. Others charged with the sume crime are Frank and Max Richard, former storekeepers at Plant City, Frank Fields and C. P. IHill. It developed at the hearing that $79,000 insurance had been placed on the damaged stock, $75,500 of which was securea by Hutching. son. WOULD FLY BY MAN POWER Paris, July 23.—The French gov- ernment is devoting much attention to new inventions by native aviators, designed to permit man to fly entire- ly by his own exertion, No motor or other outside power enters into the making of these small machines, called “aviettes,”” the fundamental idea being to propel them by human force alone. The results so far have not been strikingly successful, but high hopes are entertained of sev- eral new “aviettes” now under the course of construction. The for- mula followed by these inventors was obtained by M. Magnan, direc- tor of a French technical school, who, after years of study declares he has succeeded in translating the principles of a bird-flight into me. chanics. TRAGEDY ENACTED® %) AT OTHAN, ALA Robert Moon Shot and Killed Joe Halstead, Both Aged 20 — (By Assoclated Press.) Dothan, Ala., July 23.—In an altercation at a church negr here early today. Robert Moon, aged 20, shot and killed Joseph Halstead, 28 Moon surrendered to the sherift. RUMORED THAT MEXIC ARE HOLDING SUPT. %ggm ERN PACIFIC FOR RANSOM (By Assoclated Press.) Washington, July 23.—Acting Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt to- day requested Admiral Cowles, of Guaymas. to investigate the report that Thomas Hind, assistant gen- eral superintendent of the Southern Pacific rallroad in Mexico, was held for ransom by federals there. Con. ditions reported quiet from Tuxpan to Polbampo, relieving the fears of Americans. ——— FOURTEEN MINERS FOUND DEAD IN A PIT — (By Assoclated Press) Cellenkirchen, Germany, July 23 —Fourtecn miners were found deaq.i this morning in g Pit. They were entombed yesterday by fa | The area about the mine caveq 28 a result of a recent cloudburst TO AUG 5| | States League liing coal. | over $1,000,0 in{one of the ing orzanizationg GR :___——‘___—-———————"—‘—_—-_—_—-—‘—"'. NEGRD HANGED NSTIRE CANE BACK 10 LIFE AFTER 38 MINUTES WAS DE- CLARED DEAD BY TWO PHYSICIANS After Body Was Placed in Coftin Man Revived; Lived Three Hours (By Associated Press) Starke, Fla.. July 23 .—Persey Mitchell, the negro who was hanged here ¢ yesterday, was declared dead after thirty-eight minutes by two physicians. After the body was placed in the coffin the negro re- vived and lived three hours. “ T0 ESTABLISH HERDS A ‘ OF BISON IN U. 8. Washington, July 23.—The American bison. lord of the western plains in years gone by, is not de- creasing in numbers, as is the pop- ular conception, but is increasing. This is shown in the sixth annual ' report of the American Bison So- . ciety, the organization which is re- sponsible for this condition. The report has just been made public and contains much valuable and in- teresting information. The fact is made known in the ‘ report that there are many people ' in the United States, specimens of especially ' | children, who have never seen any . the great American . animal. In elecen southern stotes as well as in several States in the northwest and on the Pacific coast . there are no specimens of the ani- mal. To rectify this condition the so- cigty iniends making earnest ef- forls” toward the creation of State herds of bison in different States and also toward the establishment of municipal herds. New York and Missouri are expected to establish . State herds, and Atlanta, Ga.,, and : Memphis. Tenn., founding city herds, aceording:te the report. are considering : At present there are captive in the United States 1,651 bison of bure blood, and 1,303 captive in- Canada| In 1912 there were 1,288 captive In the United States, in 1911 there were 1,331, in 1910 there were 1,007, and in 1903 there were only 969. In 1903 there were only 41 captive bison in Canada. In all'North America there are at bresent 2,954 bison in captivity, ! and 499 wild ones, making a total of 3,453 pure-blooded bison in North America.. The total shows a steady increase from year to year. Most of the specimens ar¢ scat- tered over the country in small herds. the largest herd of bison inm captivity being the one at Fort Pierre, S. Dak., numbering 345.. The District of Columbia is credited With six males and seven females and an “infant” born in 1912, In some parks there is only one bison. A large part of the report is tak- el up with discussion of the pro- Ject for establishing a new herd at the Wind Cave national Dreserve, in South Dakota. In 1912 the Io: clety recommended to the govern~ ment that land adjoining the park be acquired as a bison park- and wild game preserve, and Congress appropriated $26,000 for this pur- bose. The land has been bought, and the society is to provide a herd of at least fifteen bison to stock it. The New York Zoological - So- clet has already offered to give tem :nlm;luhror this project. and five re ven organi- e glven by another Prof. Franklin w, president of the AmuflunHBolo:: 8: clety, Prof. Henry Fairchilq Osborn and Dr. John C. Phillips are vids Dresidents, Willlam P, Wharton {s secretary' and Clark treasurer. e b —— e BUILDING LOAN CONVENTION Milwaukee, Wis. 500 delegates, States of the the annual con » July 23— Abong representing all the Union are attending vention of the United of Building ana Loan which opened kere to- organization represents 00,000 of assets and is and most flourish- of the country, Assoclations day. This g5, g